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Adam 2022-03-17 09:01:04

After watching the first and second seasons of "Roma" intermittently and incompletely, what impressed me the most was the most unscrupulous Anthony in that chaotic world.
If people can be as arrogant as Anthony in this life, they can have no regrets. I'm talking about Anthony in HBO's "Roma", but according to Plutarch, Anthony gambled, drank heavily, and had sex with men and women in Rome in his early years, and owed 250 talents before he was 20 years old ( Equivalent to millions of dollars today). So in the TV series, he was in the house of Octavian, in front of Cicero, in the Senate, and in the Egyptian palace. It is also in line with his character. Character determines fate. Even if he does not meet Octavian, a political genius and extremely hypocritical, Anthony will eventually fail because his soul has been swallowed by desire. However, when Cleopatra was bewildered to the point of being half-awake, he asked his former lover Attia, "Does she still like to pose as before?", which is still moving. After the battle of Akexion, Anthony said, I have always been afraid of failure, but if I fail, I feel that it is not so terrible. The sun still rises and the water is still as sweet. Stop worrying about gains and losses, because there is nothing left to lose.

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Rome quotes

  • Titus Pullo: [wakes up during the night; sees Eirene approaching]

    Titus Pullo: [smiles]

    Titus Pullo: Eirene. It's good to see you.

    [she puts a knife to his throat]

    Titus Pullo: [gasps, but doesn't fight her] Fair enough.

    Titus Pullo: [closes eyes]

    [she presses in the knife, but hesitates]

    Titus Pullo: [peeks]

    Titus Pullo: Erm... i-if-if... If you can't do it... th-that's all right too.

  • Gaius Julius Caesar: [evaluating his chances against Pompey's more numerous legions] Our men must win or die. Pompey's men have... other options.

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